Much to my surprise, when we arrived at Gwen's, there was a surprise bridal shower/dinner waiting for me. I walked in completely oblivious, then saw the beautifully set table, complete with mini white roses in tea pots, then turned around to discover my sisters, niece and friend Deb sitting in the dark waiting for me. What a wonderful surprise!I was really tickled they did this. We toasted with champagne, ate a fabulous meal and laughed. I really needed that with my "girls". The meal consisted of an asparagus soup starter, served in tea cups. (LOVED that!) Then an arugula salad with goat cheese and strawberries and pork loin with a cream sauce and more asparagus and rice. VERY good. Then Deb served a massive fresh fruit platter with a home made peach schnapps dipping sauce and lemon bars. I was a good girl and had only one glass of champagne and one glass of wine, sticking to water with lemon the rest of the evening.
They also brought gifts, although I said we didn't need ANYTHING! One surprise was some wooden signs I had requested, but had forgotten about had been built and painted. Deb's husband Darrell, built the signs and Dori and Deb painted them. They were perfect!This was the perfect kind of shower for me. Small, intimate and fun. I'm not the type for bar parties, and Gwen, Deb, and Dori knew that. The did good!
It was a late evening, but well worth it to spend some quality time with my sisters, niece and best friends. THANK YOU!!
When I arrived home, Dave had more things setup and placed and he had picked up groceries for the next few days and done a darn good job of it.
